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for February 1
peregrinate vb
  1. To travel towards, to journey with a destination or goal in mind
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jingoism n
  1. Excessive patriotism or aggressive nationalism
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for February 3
aboulia n
  1. absence of will-power or decisiveness, especially as a symptom of mental illness
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for February 4
algedonic adj
  1. pertaining to both pleasure and pain
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for February 5
eschar n
  1. a dry, dark scab or scar, especially as a result of burning
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for February 6
keratinization n
  1. the process in which cells from beneath the skin are converted to hair and nails (made of keratin)
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7

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for February 7
gimcrack adj
  1. showy but of poor quality; worthless
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for February 13
boustrophedon n
  1. written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines
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for February 14
amative adj
  1. pertaining or inclined to love
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for February 15
satyriasis n
  1. Uncontrollable sexual desire, found in a man (contrast to nymphomania)
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for February 19
heterophenomenology n
  1. the method of studying the consciousness of other people coinded by w:Daniel Dennett
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for February 20
noesis n
  1. The consciousness side to duality of perceiver and that which is perceived (noema), coined by w:Husserl
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for February 21
noema n
  1. The perceived portion of the noesis/noema duality; that which is perceived as it is perceived, coined by w:Husserl
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22

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for February 22
butterfly noun
  1. Winged insect that comes from a caterpillar (Check out all our translations for it)
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for February 23
nefarious adj
  1. infamous for being wicked
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24

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for February 24
catafalque n.
  1. A platform used to display or convey a coffin during a funeral, often ornate
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for February 25
anthropomorphic adj
  1. (for animals, non-humans or other inanimate objects) given human attributes
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26

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for February 26
eat humble pie phrasal verb
  1. to admit one's faults; to make a humiliating apology
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for February 27
anaphora n.
  1. The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis
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for February 28
defenestrate v.
  1. To throw out of a window
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